Thursday, 21 June 2012

I Have a Dream!

I have a dream that one day the sun will shine from the
heavenly skies and light up England’s
green and pleasant land.

I have a dream that before too long all bloggers will join
hands and dance naked through the forests of Northumberland as their skin glows
and tans under the heat of summer sunshine.

I tell you all my comrades, that before too long the skies
will brighten, the air will warm and the rains will cease throughout the
valleys and hills of God’s own county, Northumberland, and we will all survive
to tell the nations children and grand-children that we under went the darkest
days and over came the torment without
flinching.

I have a dream that once again hose pipes will be banned
throughout our beautiful land and that flowers will wilt for want of quenching
as the reservoirs slowly empty and this land of plenty cracks and dries.

I tell you all, I have a dream and that dream will not die
until I step out into the land I love unburdened of waterproofs, woollen hat
and gloves.I have a dream that soon we
will all stand together arm in arm and face the sun and cry out ‘summer has arrived!’

Killy Birder 21st June 2012

Somewhere over the
rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the
rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

About Me

''Use the talents you possess - for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best.”-- Henry Van Dyke.
If you think the common can be as exciting as the rare then this blog may be for you, as it attempts to express my passion for birds and nature. All are part of my daily life and my home patch is all within walking distance of my home, although I often explore wider areas. I ought to be described as a naturalist rather than a birder. I believe that all who take an interest in nature will be well rewarded, but that such rewards ought not to be without reciprocation. My own contribution is made by volunteering, much of which is done in an attempt to help others share in the experience of the natural world. I attempt to reflect my interest in conservation and the fact that I believe the future of a natural world seriously in trouble relies very much relies on an openness of information to all responsible people. Responsible being the key word, and I therefore hope to keep the welfare of wildlife paramount at all times.